Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 December 2017

Public Accounts Committee

Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 16: Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 17: Management of Social Welfare Overpayments
Chapter 18: Department Reviews of welfare Schemes, Social Welfare Appeals Process, Social Insurance Fund

9:00 am

Mr. John McKeon:

I accept the frustration. The Deputy can ask about — this is germane to the question of whether the money is being spent effectively — the overall amount being spent, the employment outcomes that are being achieved and the quality of service. He can ask about whether the total expenditure delivers the same or better outcomes than are delivered through expenditure in other areas.